Na Yang

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
159 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Na Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Na Yang has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Materials Chemistry, 63 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 62 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Na Yang's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (46 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (25 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (20 papers). Na Yang is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (46 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (25 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (20 papers). Na Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Na Yang's co-authors include Zidong Wei, Li Li, Jing Li, Lishan Peng, Shenmin Zhu, Jianghai Deng, Mingming Deng, Siguo Chen, Shumaila Ibraheem and Di Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Na Yang

150 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ultrahigh‐Loading Zinc Single‐Atom Catalyst for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction in Both Acidic and Alkaline Media

2019 562 citations Na Yang, Li Li et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Atomic Cation‐Vacancy Engineering of NiFe‐Layered Double Hydroxides for Improved Activity and Stability towards the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

2021 559 citations Na Yang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Lattice Oxygen Redox Mechanisms in the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction

2024 112 citations Xiangrong Ren, Yiyue Zhai et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Na Yang China	38	3.3k	2.8k	2.0k	588	547	159	5.7k
Jin Li China	33	3.1k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	241 0.4×	442 0.8×	107	4.8k
Yongmei Chen China	44	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	447 0.8×	907 1.7×	171	5.4k
Pingyu Wan China	42	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	567 1.0×	642 1.2×	185	5.1k
Naseem Iqbal Pakistan	43	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	204 0.3×	994 1.8×	184	5.8k
Ge Meng China	42	2.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	846 1.4×	663 1.2×	130	5.1k
Hansheng Li China	42	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	581 1.0×	1.4k 2.6×	174	5.2k
Tayyaba Najam China	52	3.1k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	3.0k 1.5×	299 0.5×	1.4k 2.5×	128	6.9k
Jagannathan Madhavan India	45	4.3k 1.3×	3.0k 1.1×	3.2k 1.5×	168 0.3×	1.1k 2.0×	108	6.7k
Qibo Zhang China	38	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	991 1.7×	452 0.8×	156	4.7k
Jing Bai China	50	5.0k 1.5×	2.2k 0.8×	3.3k 1.6×	480 0.8×	268 0.5×	169	7.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Na, Xiaoman Huang, Haoran Zhang, et al.. (2025). Carbon dots alleviate photoinhibition and enhance photosynthesis in Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160429–160429. 5 indexed citations

Yan, Junhui, et al.. (2025). Kinetic analysis of Fe leaching and stability in Fe–N–C catalysts during oxygen reduction. Chem Catalysis. 6(1). 101525–101525.

Luo, Xuehong, Ao Shen, Bo Liu, et al.. (2025). The interfacial reactions of Mg battery anodes. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 13(5). 1915–1938. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Hang, Na Yang, Nan Wu, et al.. (2025). Radially unfolded nanosheets in polyacrylonitrile nanofibers: A biomimetics construct of high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries. Carbon. 237. 120145–120145.

Ren, Xiangrong, Yiyue Zhai, Na Yang, Bolun Wang, & Shengzhong Liu. (2025). Lattice Oxygen Redox Dynamics in Zeolite‐Encapsulated CsPbBr₃ Perovskite OER Electrocatalysts. Advanced Science. 12(8). e2412679–e2412679. 4 indexed citations

Zhai, Yiyue, Xiangrong Ren, Tao Gan, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the Synergy of Multiple Vacancies in High‐Entropy Layered Double Hydroxides for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(30). 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhiyong, Qing Huang, Yangen Xie, et al.. (2025). Solar-driven direct coupling of atmospheric CO2 with ammonia for urea synthesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10493–10493.

Yang, Na, Yu Jing, Qi Liu, et al.. (2024). Solar driven enhanced adsorption of radioactive Cs+ and Sr2+ from nuclear wastewater by chitosan-based aerogel embedded with prussian blue analog. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 485. 136955–136955. 14 indexed citations

Zhai, Yiyue, Xiangrong Ren, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Self‐Healing of the Reconstructed Phase in Perovskite Oxides for Efficient and Stable Electrocatalytic OER. Small. 21(3). e2407851–e2407851. 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Na, et al.. (2024). [3 + 2] radical sulfuration of alkenes by organic photocatalysis. Green Chemistry. 26(7). 3727–3731. 1 indexed citations

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Lin, Yingxi, Chenfeng Xia, Zhaozhao Zhu, et al.. (2024). Carbon Nanocage Supported Asymmetrically Coordinated Nickle Single‐Atom for Enhanced CO₂ Electroreduction in Membrane Electrode Assembly. Angewandte Chemie. 137(2). 4 indexed citations

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Ren, Xiangrong, Yiyue Zhai, Na Yang, Bolun Wang, & Shengzhong Liu. (2024). Lattice Oxygen Redox Mechanisms in the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(32). 112 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ren, Xiangrong, Yiyue Zhai, Tao Gan, et al.. (2024). Real‐Time Detection of Dynamic Restructuring in KNi_xFe_1‐_xF₃ Perovskite Fluorides for Enhanced Water Oxidation. Small. 21(6). e2411017–e2411017. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoling, Zhifang Wang, Ya Zhang, et al.. (2024). Gas-Triggered Gate-Opening in a Flexible Three-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 18 indexed citations

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Qin, Min, et al.. (2023). Probing pipe flow impact corrosion monitoring effectiveness under corrosion monitor coupons conditions. Fuel. 353. 129288–129288. 5 indexed citations

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Qi, Haifeng, Jabor Rabeah, Ruiyang Qu, et al.. (2023). Water‐Promoted Carbon‐Carbon Bond Cleavage Employing a Reusable Fe Single‐Atom Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(43). e202311913–e202311913. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Na, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical oxidation-induced benzylic C(sp³)–H functionalization towards the atom-economic synthesis of oxazole heterocycles. Green Chemistry. 25(13). 5128–5133. 15 indexed citations

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Gao, Chenxi, Na Yang, Cunpu Li, et al.. (2020). Seasoning Chinese cooking pans: The nanoscience behind the Kitchen God's blessing. Nano Materials Science. 5(1). 86–90. 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Jiabo, Ruizhen Zhang, Na Yang, et al.. (2020). Hierarchical Incorporation of Surface-Functionalized Laponite Clay Nanoplatelets with Type I Collagen Matrix. Biomacromolecules. 22(2). 504–513. 10 indexed citations

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Lyu, Bin, Xu Guo, Kun Cheng, et al.. (2020). Construction of Double-Shell Hollow TiO₂ toward Solvent-Free Polyurethane Films. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(34). 15271–15282. 4 indexed citations

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